Otolaryngology CME Course

Strategies for Better Surgery Lisa A. Orloff, M.D., Andrew N. Goldberg, M.D.  

Indications for surgery for benign thyroid nodules; how to avoid complications of surgery for benign thyroid nodules; the technique for endoscopic orbital decompression for thyroid eye disease; balanced orbital decompression surgery; eye-sparing techniques for treating sinonasal malignancies.

 

Clinical Concepts in Otolaryngology David Greene, M.D. and Paul Krakovitz, M.D. 

The pathophysiology and anatomic causes of sleep-disordered breathing; performing a comprehensive examination of patients for snoring and sleep apnea; treatment options for sleep-disordered breathing; radiofrequency ablation of the tongue base for retroglossal obstruction in obstructive sleep apnea; evaluating and treating pediatric neck masses.

 

 

Concepts in Otology   Robert K. Jackler, M.D., Samuel A. Selesnick, M.D.

New concepts in the development and recurrence of cholesteatoma; developing a more cost-effective approach to the diagnosis of acoustic neuromas; assessing available options for treating acoustic neuromas; avoiding potential complications associated with radiation therapy for acoustic neuromas; implementing appropriate techniques for managing benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV).

 

Techniques for Managing the Pediatric Airway Peter Koltai, M.D., Frederick S. Rosen, M.D. 

Diagnosing and treating the infant with laryngomalacia; recognizing the clinical and radiographic findings typical of foreign bodies in the proximal and distal airway; the indications for tracheotomy in children; comparing the standard and starplasty tracheotomy techniques; educating primary caregivers about caring for children with tracheotomies. 

 

International Threats in Infectious Diseases John M. Leedom, M.D. 

The epidemiology of West Nile virus and the clinical disease caused by this virus; the prerequisites for a pandemic and the differences between seasonal influenza and pandemic influenza; the epidemiology of SARAS; the characterizing and identifying the various types of influenza viruses in relation to previous epidemics and pandemics; what is known about the avian influenza virus (H5N1) and the preventative measures and health care issues related to this virus.

Managing Thyroid and Parathyroid Disease Ray Bauer Vaughters, III, M.D., David J. Terris, M.D. 

Implementing appropriate therapy for hypothyroidism and myxedema coma; appropriate management options for treating low-uptake and high-uptake hyperthyroidism; current developments that have increased the therapeutic viability of outpatient surgery for thyroid and parathyroid disease; the current role of nerve monitoring, endoscopy, and imaging in the management of parathyroid disease; making use of current data on the natural history and management of papillary microcarcinoma.

 

 

Surgery For Thyroid Cancer Gregory W. Randolph, M.D., David W. Eisele, M.D., 

The differences between papillary and follicular thyroid carcinoma; the factors to consider when determining the extent of thyroidectomy for well-differentiated cancer; methods of neck management for these patients; the three types of medullary thyroid cancer; the indications for prophylactic thyroidectomy.

 

Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children David Gozal, M.D.

Diagnose and treat children with OSA; Describe the anatomic and pathophysiologic mechanisms involved in OSA in children; Recognize the impact of OSA on quality of life in children; List the cardiovascular abnormalities associated with OSA in children and discuss the implications on morbidity later in life; and Discuss the role of anti-inflammatory therapy in the management of OSA.